Ruffling attachment for sewing-machines



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G. W. MQCASLIN. RUPELING'ATTAGHMENT POR SEWING MAQHINJEUS.

No. 271,890. `l a.fem1e 1 Peb. 6.1883.

ATTORNEYS.

'GEORGE w. `MccAsIlINj-on CLEVELAND, onto.

auFFLiNG ATTACH MENTFORsEWlNe-MAci-HNES.

SPECIFCATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 271,890,vdated February 6, 1883.

.Application nien May 4,1882.` (No model.)

' To all whom Iit mag/concern:

Beit known thatI, GEORGE W. ofGleveland, in thecounty ot' Cuyahoga and State of Ohioahaveinventedcertain new and useful `Improvements in Sewing-Machine Rufilers; and I do hereby declare' the following to bev a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable othersskilled in the art towhich itpertains to make and use thesame. l

My invention relates to sewing-machine rnftiers; and it consists in the peculiar construction of the same, as will be hereinafter fully set forth and claimed.

In the drawings, Figure lis a View in `elevation of a portion of a sewing-machine head, showing my rnftler attached. Figs. 2, 3, 4, and 5 are detached `views of 4some of th-e parts, showing their construction more clearly. Fig. 6 is a partial section in the planeindicated by the line a: x of Fig. l. p

A represents a sewing-machine head.

B is a plate, which is detachably attached to the side ofthe head A by means of a setscrew or in Aany other suitable manner.

G is an arm, which is `pivotally secured to the lower endyof the plate B. The free end of this arm G is bifurcated to adapt it to engage with the set-screw on the needle-bar D, from whence it receives (when the needle-bar is in motion) a vertical reciprocatingrmotion.

E is another arm, which is also pivotally attached to the lower end of the plate B. This arm Eis provided at its lower end with a feedblade, F, said blade being pivotally secured to the arm E. 1

G is a connecting-plate, which is rigidly secured to the arm E, and provided with a slot, a., which is formed curved, and in which slides the pin or lu g b, said pin or lug being secured toHthe arm C. This pin b acts, by coming in contact with the ends ot" the slot a., to give to the-arm E a horizontal reciprocating motion,...

ness of the-ruffle to be formed, said :rnftles be- MoGAsLIN,

ingdetermined by means of a scale, G', formed on the end of the plate G. The scalegG is so arranged or laid out as to work in conjunction with. any given stitch or feedA of the sewingmachine, whereby the amunt of goods to be used for a ruffle of any given length and full ness may be determined. Thus where `the scale is marked et or 219 if the piece H is so adjusted that its` rear end will be on a line with the mark, as shown in the drawings, it

means thatthe amount of goods to be used up per end of which acts as'a guide in` conjunction with the flange B', projecting from the `opposite edge of the plate, (see Fig. 6,) whereby the plate B is guided to its desired position `on the side of the head A, thus obviating `any displacement or niisadjustment of the ruffler,

The lower end of the bar Iis provided with a cloth-guide, I', of any desired and,` suitable construction, oneforin being shown in section, Fig. 2. This guide I' is used when it is desired vto sew a piece of goods to the upperside ot' the ruflle, and acts to keep the edge'of the goods turned on itself, so that one stitchin gis sucient to finish the operation. The lower end of the bar I also acts to keep the blade F down on the goods when the said blade is in motion.

J `is a springlshield, which extends overa portion of the feed ofthe sewing-machine and prevents the said feed from" operating on the piece of goods to be rnflied. This springJ is preferably provided on its under side with a guide or hcmmer, e, (see Fig. 4,)` which may he formed integral therewith or attached thereto in any suitable manner. This guide or hemmer e is used to guide and turn the under piece of goods to which the ruffle is being sewed. The shield J is secured to the bed of the sewing-machine by means' of an arm, K, and

ner fiat face of the plate B is a bar, the up- ICO thumb-screw f, (see Fig. 1,)

or in any other suitable manner.

L is a presser-foot of a sewingmachine, which I adapt to be used in conjunction with my ruftler by providing it with a heel-piece, g, which, when turned down under the presserfoot, as shown in Figs. l and 3, acts to raise the forward end or toe-of the presser-foot up high enough to allow the blade F to pass under it.

.The heel-piece g also acts, by pressiugron the under piece of goods to which the rufe is be- 'ingsewed to keep the said piece in contact with the feedof the sewing-machine. When it is desired to use the presser-foot for common stitching the heel-piece g may be thrown back, as shown in-Fg. 1, (dotted lines,) or removed, as shown in Fig. 5, which illustrates a modification ot' the heel-piece. This heel-piece g may be attached to the. presser-foot in any suitable manner, so as to adapt it to be removed from under the presser-foot when it (the heel-piece g) is not in use.

What VI claim isl. In a sewing-machine ruftler, the combina-` tion, with the plate B, carrying the ruEtlerspring-supporting arm, of the flange B and bar I, secured to said plate and arranged to project on opposite sides of the machine-head, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

2. In a sewing-machine rumor, the combination, with the plate B, provided with means of attachment to a sewing-machine head, of the bit'urcated arm O, pivoted to said plate and artion, with the arm C, provided with a pin, 1)

and the arm E, of theconnecting-piece G.-pro vided with a slot, through which said pin projects, the scale G', and slotted adjustable piece- H, substantially as set'forth.

5. The combination, with a ruflling attachment having a blade, F, of a sewing-machine presser-foot having a removable heel-piece, substantially as set forth.

6. In a sewing-machine ruftler, the combination, with the plate B, of a bar, I, secured thereto, a guide, I', and a rufding blade arranged below said guide, substantially as set forth.

In testimony whereot'I have signed my namev to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

y GEORGE W. MCGASLIN. Witnesses:

- W. E. DONNELLY,

JN0. 'CRoWELL, Jr. 

